| The Little Book Of Etiquette (Miniature Editions) | 
enlarge | Author: Dorothea Johnson Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 91096
Media: Hardcover Edition: Min Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 128 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 2.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0762400099 Dewey Decimal Number: 395 UPC: 048693000990 EAN: 9780762400096 ASIN: 0762400099
Publication Date: January 23, 1997 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description Never again hesitate when selecting a fork from a fancy place setting, making a formal introduction, hosting a business dinner, or dining on awkward foods. The experts at Washington's School of Protocol will save you from embarrassing future faux pas! Full-color illustrations.
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Great little primer on dining etiquette August 31, 2008 Dorothea Johnson has written an excellent primer on dining etiquette. It's amazing how much information she's packed into such a tiny tome. It's small enough to store in a purse or coat pocket, so you can take it with you to important dining engagements for reference.
Etiquette on Call July 23, 2008 This book is so handy to keep you out of etiquette trouble. The huge etiquette books are terrific references but impossible to carry around on a daily basis. This little book fits in a purse, glove compartment, satchel, etc.
Perfect stocking stuffer June 17, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well written and organized. The small size makes it irresistible, everyone wants to pick it up and read it. Perfect for grads moving out into the business world as the emphasis is on the applied use of table manners. There is enough history, a few pictures and it is concise enough that even the most hurried can finish reading it in under an hour.
tiny but thorough and complete May 12, 2007 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my daughter and she really enjoyed it and found it very useful. She has a European boyfriend and they dine out nearly every night. She really appreciated this book
Delightful April 6, 2007 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received this charming "little" book as a Christmas gift a few years ago. My friend and her husband had taken note that I like etiquette books, and they kindly added to my collection. But this book isn't the heavy, voluminous Amy Vanderbilt/Emily Post for my coffee-table-only book. This book couldn't be more portable and is chocked full of great information. Do you know the differences between Service a la Francaise, Service a la Russe, Service a L'Anglaise, and Restaurant/American Style forms of food presentation? I certainly didn't!
(The author, etiquette guru Dorothea Johnson, is the grandmother of Liv Tyler. How cool!)
Although I love etiquette books, I'm the first to admit that I don't follow etiquette guidelines to a T (especially in casual company--I'd look a little odd if I did!), and my manners, while decent, are far from perfect.
As an aside, my sister had a hearty laugh when I told her I had started reading etiquette books (my first etiquette book was Etiquette Grrls: Things You Need to be Told). She said, "But you're a Crane. Why would you read an etiquette book?" (It's a family joke that the Crane side of my family is known to be more than a little crude, while my mom's side is the more refined. Luckily, my sister and I have our mom's side to somewhat offset the Crane genes :-)
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